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Israel jails 3 soldiers for abusing Palestinian man
The Israeli army on Wednesday, sentenced three of its members after they were convicted of kidnapping and assaulting a Palestinian man in the West Bank. This is a rare punishment by the…
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Israel arrests Arab citizen plotting bus bombing attack
Jerusalem: Israel’s Shin Bet internal security agency has announced the arrest of an Arab citizen who had planned a bombing attack on a bus in the northern coastal city of Hadera. The…
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Israeli govt passes state budget despite protests
Jerusalem: Israeli lawmakers have passed the 2023-2024 state budget despite protests over increased allocations to ultra-religious and pro-settler parties in the ruling coalition. Thousands rallied in Jerusalem throughout Tuesday to protest against…
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Israeli military chief warns of action against Iran
Jerusalem: The Israeli military chief of staff, Herzi Halevi, has said that “negative developments on the horizon” could prompt Israel to take action against Iran. At a security conference held at the…
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Iraq’s team quits World Fencing Championship over Israel’s participation
Baghdad: The Iraqi national fencing team withdrew on 19 May from the World Fencing Championship in Istanbul, Turkey after finding out they would be playing with the Israel team. The Iraqi Fencing…
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Palestine’s PM asks for UN’s intervention to free cancer-stricken man from Israel jail
The Palestinian Authority on Monday urged the United Nations (UN) and International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) to intervene to release an elderly Palestinian man, who is languishing in an Israeli…
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Israeli economists warn govt over high funds allocations
Jerusalem: An open letter, signed by 286 senior Israeli economists, warned of the consequences of the high funds recently approved by the government for the Jewish ultra-Orthodox sector, especially for its education…
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Brazil: Belem mayor cuts ties with Israel, declares city ‘Apartheid Free Zone’
The mayor of the Brazilian city of Belem, Edmilson Rodrigues, on Tuesday, declared his city an “Apartheid Free Zone”, cutting ties with Israel. His announcement coincides with the 75th anniversary of the Nakba,…
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3,000 Israeli police deployed in Jerusalem ahead of flag march
The Israeli authorities has deployed more than 3,000 policemen throughout Jerusalem ahead of the annual Jerusalem Day flag march, which begins on Thursday afternoon, Palestinian media reported. The march comes less than…
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Palestine condemns Israel’s plan to hold ‘flag march’ in Jerusalem
Ramallah: The Palestinian presidency’s spokesman has condemned the Israeli government’s plan to hold the controversial “flag march” in East Jerusalem as scheduled on Thursday. Nabil Abu Rudeineh said on Wednesday in a…
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Palestine urges UN to suspend Israel’s membership as Nakba Day marked
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas urged the United Nations (UN) to suspend Israel’s UN membership unless it ‘enforces a proper resolution establishing separate Jewish and Arab states and allows the return of Palestinian…